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| Definition: | [n] large bloodsucking bug | ||
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| Synonyms: | big bedbug, conenose, conenose bug, cone-nosed bug | ||
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| See Also: | assassin bug, genus Triatoma, reduviid, Triatoma | ||
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| Definition: | \Kiss"ing bug`\ (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of blood-sucking, venomous
Hemiptera that sometimes bite the lip or other parts of the
human body, causing painful sores, as the cone-nose
({Conorhinus sanguisuga}). [U. S.]
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